On Thursday, 26 December 2013 13:19:55 UTC, johnk wrote: > > Wowsie... nice box > > I picked this up in a flea market in London - "new in box" - for just a few quid. Just couldn't resist it - too many chunky switches, those two Morse keys, all that Bakelite... Immaculate condition, brand new with a perfect canvas cover in its original MOD box....
It was standard equipment on WW2 aircraft involved in formation bombing over enemy territory in Europe - Lancasters, Wellingtons and Mosquitos etc. When over hostile territory, radio silence was observed, so to communicate with other aircraft in the formation the planes had lights on the wing tips, tail and top of the air-frame - lights could be bright or dim, steady or Morse. "Resin" was an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system used only over Allied territory - it was a system of coloured lights that changed every few days and was visible from the rear of the aircraft to enable night fighters to assess the aircraft. Just a cool bit of kit - for a couple of months it lived on my desk in the City - folk would wander by and just flick switches and tap the Morse key - all ages and levels of seniority just couldn't resist it. I'm going to attach a bunch of lights and possibly a buzzer.... still looking for a manual, though I will probably just reverse engineer it... Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/f22a844d-4d3a-4e8c-809e-45f7acf1c211%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
